function fpraid(str); 
% function fpraid(str); 
% str == d or D prints dotted lines 
% str == e or E prints empty line
% else sprintf the string provided 
% --------------------------------
%str=upper(str); 
if ( str ==  'E' | str=='e' ); 
    fprintf('%-70s\n','  ');
elseif ( str ==  'D' | str=='d' );
    fprintf('%-70s\n','-------------------------------------------------');
else; 
    fprintf('%-110s\n',str');
end; 
